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E. J. ROBINSON.

l f lDEVICE FOR MBASURING AND DRAWING KBROSBNE, 5a. No. 306,779.Patented Oct. 21, 1884.

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EDVAIUD J. ROBINSON, OF FLUSI'IING,NE\V YORK.

DEVICE FOR MEASURING AND DRAVViNG KER'OSENE, 84.0.

PECIFICATION orming part of Letters Patent No. 306,779, dated October21, 1884.

Application filed June l', 1884. (No model.)

To all whom t may con/cern.-

Be it known that l, EDWARD J. Roisinson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Flushing, in the county of Queens and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Device for Measuring and DrawingKerosene, &c., of which the following is a specilieation, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

I This invention has relation to devices ier pumping, measuring, anddrawing kerosene and other oils without the use of the funnel andmeasuring-cups commonly employed; and it consists in the constructionand novel arrangement of parts, as will be hereinaftei' fully described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure l is a view in perspective of adevice embodying my improvements.Fig. 2Ais a vertical sectional view.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates acast-iron stand or column, preferably round, which is provided in itsupper end with a chamber, B, in which two force-pumps, C and D, ofbrass, joined together and connected to the stand by lugs E, arelocated. Below the chamber B the column or stand is provided with twopassagesthrough which the supply-pipes H and I pass to the pumps, to thebases ot' which they-are connected.

Insteadot' forming the chamber B with two passages, I prefer to cast thecolumn hollow from end to end and fasten the pumps to the inside of thestand or column by lugs. The walls of the column should be aboutone-fourth ot' an inch in thickness. lThis is cheaper, and is theconstruction I resortto in pi'actiee. The

base of the stand is made -daring, and provided with bolt-holes, so thatit may be lirmly secured to the door by bolts. The top of the stand isprovided with a removable cover, J, provided withopenings for thepassage of the puinp-rods. The top of the column A is provided with twoarms, K and L, of the` saine thickness as the column-wall, curvedoutwardly, and provided with butts M for the pumplevers N N and providedon their upper ends with an annular support, O, for the measuring-vesselI). The measuring-vessel IJ is of glass, and has a pipe, Q, entering itthrough its bottom. The pipe Q, is provided with trysliut off. the pipeS', and vice versa.

cocks R, to which the ej ectioii-pipes S S, leading from the force-pumpsC and D, are connected, and said try-cock is' so arranged that 5 when itis turned to open the pipe S it will The measuring-vessel is provided atone side, at its bottom, with a spring-cock, T, through which thecontents of the measuring-vessel may be drawn into any vessel desired.

In the top ot' the measuring-vessel I pr0 vide a vent, U, which admitsair to the measuring-vessel when its contents are being drawn oil?.

The measuring-vessel is a two-gallon vessel, and is graduated from apint upward, as shown. The supply-pipes are extended under the floor ofthe building in which the device is set up any distance desired, andconnected to the barrel from which the kerosene or other oil is'to bedrawn, and either of the pumps worked to force the oil into themeasuringvessel, i'rom which it may be drawn without the use ofthefunnel and measuringcup into any vessel iii the quantity required.

This device possesses the advantage of affording safety in cases oi'fire a-nd the avoidance of damage to the stockin groceries arising fromkerosene, the oil being placed so far from the stock of groceries as toprevent the damage. There is no waste from spilling, as the spring-eoekTis self-closing, andis always closed except when brought into use fordrawing the oil.

The device can be placed in any part ofthe store that may be desired forconvenient use with perfect safety to the goods.

The height of the full measuring device is five feet six inches, and itmay be ornamented in any design desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, ise

l. The combination, with the hollow column or stand provided with thedaring perforated base, and the curved arms having the support for theiiieasuring-vessel, of the two forcepumps joined together and connectedto the interior of the stand near its upper end, and to the supply-pipespassing up through the stand, the glass measuring-vessel, graduated asdescribed, and provided with the springcock and vent, and theejection-pipes connected to the try-oook at the lower end ol` L pipeentering the bottoni of the measuring-vessel, sul)` stnntially asspecified.

2. The combination, with the hollow cast- 5 iron stand having the armsand a support :it

their upper ends, of the two force-pumps eonneeted to the interior ofthehollow stand and to the supplypipes, and having their leversi'ulei'unied to the zuins of the stand, und the 1C glass measuringvesselconnected to the ejec-

